Residents saw red after it took almost 12 months to get double yellow lines painted on a Coventry street.

People living in part of Spon End, who were worried about dangerous parking, won a safety campaign last March.

Since then, members of Rivermead Estate Residents Association have been waiting for council staff to paint the lines in Rushmoor Drive.

Residents were concerned about cars parking around the junction of Rushmoor Drive and Allesley Old Road, Chapelfields.

After waiting months for action they were told the lines would be put down 10 days ago, but then had to wait again, before workers finally painted the lines on Thursday. Joe Finnerty, 63, vice chairman of the residents' association, said: "We are relieved to finally be getting the yellow lines, but I can't believe it has taken so long.

"Parking has become really difficult on this street, I think it's down to people using the shops on the Allesley Old Road.

"It could be quite dangerous and we've come close to having accidents."

Peter Dixon, 57, chairman of the residents' association, said: "I can't believe it has taken so long. It is bureaucracy gone mad. Now the lines are finally in place we've found they go down much further than we wanted and are probably over some residents' car parking spaces."

The double yellow lines stretch almost to the junction with Fordwell Close.

Cllr Gary Ridley (Con, Sherbourne), who presented the petition, criticised city council transport bosses for taking so long.

He said: "I think we need an inquiry to look why it took a year to install a small set of double yellow lines. I am angry that it has taken a year to do a morning's work. This work should have been finished months ago.

A city council spokesman said it took time to schedule a heavy workload across the city.